Two Congress MLAs and two legislators from the National Peopleâs Party (NPP) joined the ruling BJP on Sunday in Arunachal Pradesh. Arunachal Chief Minister Pema Khandu, in a publish on X, mentioned, “Warmly welcomed Hon Congress MLAs -Ninong Ering and Wanglin Lowangdong; and 2 NPP MLAs Mutchu Mithi and Gokar Basar in the BJP.”
The Congress and NPP now have two MLAs every within the 60-member meeting.
Senior Congress MLA and former union minister Ninong Ering (Pasighat West seat) and Wanglin Lowangdong (Borduria-Bogapani constituency) joined the saffron celebration throughout a operate within the presence of Khandu at its headquarters in Itanagar.
NPPâs Mutchu Mithi (Roing seat) and Gokar Basar (Basar constituency) additionally switched to the saffron celebration.
Later, in a publish on X, Khandu mentioned the becoming a member of of the MLAs will âadditional fortify our base of their respective constituencies and Arunachal Pradeshâ.
âTheir becoming a member of of celebration is a testomony to their religion within the ideas of good governance championed by Hon PM Shri @narendramodi Ji,â he mentioned.
âTogether, we stay up for persevering with our dedication to the ideas of inclusive growth and people-centric welfare,â the CM added.
Major increase for BJP ahead of essential polls
With Sundayâs growth, the BJP now has 53 MLAs within the House, whereas three impartial MLAs lengthen outdoors help to the federal government. The Lok Sabha elections and meeting polls shall be concurrently held within the northeastern state later this 12 months.
